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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Pat Dawson of Forsyth, partner and owner of Miles |
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| Chevrolet Inc. in Decatur, received the 2006 TIME Magazine |
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| Quality Dealer Award (TMQDA) at the opening business meeting of |
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| the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) convention |
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| in Orlando, attended by more than 25,000 individuals involved |
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| in the automobile industry; and
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| WHEREAS, The TIME Magazine Quality Dealer Award is the |
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| automobile industry's most prestigious and highly coveted |
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| award for car dealers; recipients of the award are among the |
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| nation's most successful auto dealers and must also demonstrate |
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| a long-standing commitment to effective community service; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Dawson is one of only 66 automobile dealers, |
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| from more than 19,500 nationwide, nominated for the 37th annual |
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| award sponsored by TIME Magazine in association with Goodyear |
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| and in cooperation with NADA; a panel of faculty members from |
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| the University of Michigan Graduate School of Business |
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| Administration selects TMQDA finalists; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Dawson traces his roots in the automobile |
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| industry to his grandfather, who persuaded Henry Ford to let |
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| him sell used Fords on consignment in Detroit in 1904, thus |
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| beginning the now four-generation family business; and
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| WHEREAS, In addition to his business successes, Mr. Dawson |
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| and his dealership have also supported a wide range of |
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| organizations and causes; he has served as a board member for |
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| the Decatur Family YMCA, Decatur Police Foundation, and Decatur |
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| Celebration, among other civic activities; he helped the YMCA |
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| to raise over $10 million to build a new facility in the center |
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| of town; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Dawson resides in Forsyth with his wife, Ann |
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